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@emmatatertot.bsky.social
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Ahem
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This is very very big. Like a big deal and massive cuts. These can’t even be seen as budgetary since you don’t get much savings in the context of trillions budget. They want the US out of R&D out of science research.
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 31/03/2026
Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"
Text from a Rick Steves post on Facebook:
"A Millionaires Tax? Let’s Try Shared Prosperity! 
A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. The 8,000,000 Washingtonians whose households make less than a million dollars a year will pay zero under this new tax and enjoy all the benefits of a better-funded state. And for the wealthy (like me and an estimated 30,000 others), every million dollars in taxable income that our households earn after the first million will cost us about $100,000.
It takes a lot of money to run a state that’s as livable as ours. Yet Washington is one of only nine states that don’t currently levy a traditional income tax. Our state is still funded by consumption taxes, such as sales and excise taxes, giving us the second-most regressive tax code in the country. (Only Florida has us beat.) And it’s time for Washington millionaires to pay our fair share.
Right about now, Republicans reading this are queuing up in the comments to holler their well-worn excuses: A state income tax will penalize, and therefore demoralize, Washington state’s job creators! Letting the rich get richer results in more wealth trickling down! Wealthy people will flee your state for those with more regressive taxation! (Since California and Oregon already have a comparable tax, that would be distant lands like Texas, Tennessee, and Nevada.) 
As a wealthy person myself, I see this tax as essentially free money for all Washingtonians. Everybody in my state gains. And speaking from personal experience, I know that anyone who earns enough to be subject to this tax is beyond the point where consuming more adds to their security, their well-being, or even, arguably, their happiness — meaning there will be basically zero human cost."Text from Rick Steves Facebook post:
"If you disagree, consider the minuscule impact this tax will have on my state’s millionaires. Now, contrast that with the value of close to $4 billion a year in tax revenue once it’s smartly invested in programs that will help the roughly one-third of Washington households living paycheck to paycheck. 
For those who still aren’t convinced, here’s a lesson I’ve learned in my travels: Even if you’re motivated only by greed, if you know what’s good for you, you don’t want to be filthy rich in a society with a huge gap between rich and poor. It’s just not a nice place to raise your kids. And remember: Shrouds have no pockets…especially if you’re a multimillionaire with no heart for your neighbors.
Plus, helping build a better community for you and your neighbors just…feels good. I learned this firsthand back in 2011, when — after years of receiving a Bush-era tax break for the wealthy that I didn’t need — I noticed that to pay for that tax cut, public funding for community programs and institutions was being decimated. Recognizing the practical value of investing my tax savings in my community, I’ve donated $100,000 a year to our local arts center and symphony ever since, covering concert hall rental costs for our volunteer orchestra and much more. Paying a “self-imposed wealth tax” and knowing I’m helping my entire community has brought me great joy for 15 years and counting. It’s far from heroic…but it is a little lonely."Text from Rick Steves Facebook post:
"The “millionaires tax” that Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law today will make our state better than ever — not just for the working class and poor, but for everyone who values a healthy and sustainable future. And for us millionaires who are enlightened enough to realize that we’ve reached a point where consuming more won’t make us genuinely happier, it just feels right to pay a little extra. For me, it’s biblical (“To whom much is given, much will be required”)… It’s European (after all, societies that are equitably funded are much more “content” than ours)… And — for those of us with a heart for the public good — it’s simply common sense. 
Sign me up!"
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Not too late to comment!
morethanjustparks.substack.com
BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests
One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Hit and run against a high school student protester by A CAR WITH A HUGE TRUMP FLAG nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
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Fremont student hit in apparent hit-and-run during student-led ICE demonstration
A driver hit a student during a student-led protest in Fremont on Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson with the Fremont Public Schools district said.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable. Biden himself said they were fabricated! www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Cat break for everyone. Munchie loves watching tv and laying on his back.
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Graphic design is my passion #FuckIce #YouBetcha #Minnesota
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C.M. Lewis 🦬⚔️ @thehousered.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I have two cousins with small kids in Minneapolis. They actually had Tim Walz as a high school teacher 20ish year ago. When he joined politics I asked and they told me he's always been genuinely good person.
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
My mom is more badass than Hegseth could ever dream of. She was in the 4th class of women at the Air Force Academy, served 22 years and led missions all over the world in the name of the open skies treaty
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
🧵I'm American. Raised by two veterans. I just want to do botany and entomology to help my local ecosystems thrive. Go home to my husband and cats and have kids someday. I've been protesting Trump for over ten years. Over a third of my life.
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
In my 20 years of incarceration, I’ve been strip-searched at least 500 times. Each was an act of humiliation and sexual violence. Story via @prismreports.org.
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How ‘routine’ strip searches traumatize people in U.S. prisons
In my 20 years of incarceration, I’ve been strip-searched at least 500 times. Each was an act of humiliation and sexual violence
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The Onion @theonion.com · 06/01/2026
Stock up on Onion-branded family heirlooms so your loved ones will have something to pry from your cold dead hands. store.theonion.com/products/bald-ea…
'Bald Eagle Tired Of Everyone Just Assuming It Supports War' Headline T-Shirt
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American. Two options: 1) ICE deliberately targeted him. 2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens. Hard to say which option is scarier.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 15/12/2025
Here are my top 10 most unique dog jobs!
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This Prison Is One of The Most Progressive in the US
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This Prison Is Built on Compassion and Respect
At Skyline Correctional Center, a cat roams around, programs are abundant, and dinners happen between staff and the incarcerated.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
This is who she was. Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best. Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Spokane Valley peeps, come support our Islamic community tomorrow and demand "proud islamaphobe" councilwoman Yaeger resign
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This Veterans Day, I’m thinking of the millions of Americans who have served in uniform — and how our government is failing them right now. Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
It's a lovely Guy Fawkes day. Mamdani won and this fight ain't over.
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Happy black cat day! Typha will always be the best $25 I've spent
A plastic skeleton sitting in a recliner with a beautiful black cat sitting on it's lap
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Misha (entrepreneurial clown) @mishacopyninja.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
I hope you all know that we wouldn’t have modern science and technology without autistic people. For every single piece of tech you enjoy, from cellphones to clothing, antibiotics and water sanitation, I can promise you: at some point along the way there was an autistic person who made it possible.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22/09/2025
Let’s be clear: you unsubscribing from Disney did it. Nothing else. Follow the 💰
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
There goes the First Amendment.
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Still relevant 51 years later. Anne Braden was a white civil rights activist. A quote I've heard from her "You do have a choice. You dont have to be a part of the world of the lynchers. You can join the other America." Anne-Braden-A-Letter-to-White-Southern-Women.pdf share.google/hWU2mr6DpJZM...
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I'm curious fellow Americans, what was your first brush with gun violence, or encounter for many less privledged than I? I was in kindergarten outside D.C. during the DC Sniper attacks. I just remember not being allowed to go outside for recess for a while.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Oh, Andy Borowitz. What a gem you are.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Hi. I’m the executive director of the organization that had the honor of hosting the FEMA Katrina Declaration and I can confirm this is a lie. NICE TRY, KRISTI! @standupforscience.bsky.social @atrupar.com
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Munchie is getting into TV
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
A moment of calm for everyone.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/08/2025
Border Patrol agents assembled outside a Los Angeles museum where Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a rally and news conference on congressional redistricting. Local elected officials expressed outrage that the agents decided to stand there in a brazen show of force. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
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🇺🇸💙💙🤔🤨CJ🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Let’s Not Ever Forget To Remind America 🇺🇸 Of This! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/08/2025
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 16/07/2025
This should be getting more national coverage.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
They held him like this for 100 days.
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Animal Flix @animalflix.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. 😇
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A federal appeals court has struck down the "click-to-cancel" rule designed to make canceling subscriptions easier, just days before it was scheduled to take effect
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US court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule designed to make unsubscribing easier
Rule would have kept businesses from forcing customers through lengthy chats or other barriers to cancellation
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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
“No collusion” “I won the election” “She wasn’t my type” “I never slept with her” “It was a perfect phone call” “We didn’t commit any fraud” “I never paid her any hush money” “There are no classified records here” “There is no Epstein client list”
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 07/07/2025
These career scientists showed great bravery to stand up for public health in their #DeclarationofDissent. But now they're being punished. We stand with the #EPA139, and you can too: zurl.co/3upM9 zurl.co/4Oqx4
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EPA puts 139 employees on leave who criticized administration
The staff were put on administrative leave after signing a “declaration of dissent.” 
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Emma @emmatatertot.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
"When she approached her supervisor in January about the fear of losing her job she said she was told, “Don’t worry about the future. There’s nothing you can do about it.”" I was told the same thing when I asked my HR in January how tariffs would effect us. I was laid off in May.
spokesman.com
Forced out because she's transgender, Fairchild technical sergeant awaits 'voluntary separation'
After President Donald Trump was elected, Tech. Sgt. Rylee Marcotte of the Air Force knew that despite almost 13 years of service, she would be a target.
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